diff --git a/protocols/identify/src/lib.rs b/protocols/identify/src/lib.rs
index 3684177f71f..4d8f862e9bb 100644
--- a/protocols/identify/src/lib.rs
+++ b/protocols/identify/src/lib.rs
@@ -83,10 +83,12 @@ extern crate void;
 
 pub use self::id_transport::IdentifyTransport;
 pub use self::periodic_id_handler::{PeriodicIdentification, PeriodicIdentificationEvent};
+pub use self::periodic_id_layer::{PeriodicIdentifyBehaviour, PeriodicIdentifyBehaviourEvent};
 pub use self::protocol::{IdentifyInfo, IdentifyOutput};
 pub use self::protocol::{IdentifyProtocolConfig, IdentifySender};
 
 mod id_transport;
 mod periodic_id_handler;
+mod periodic_id_layer;
 mod protocol;
 mod structs_proto;
diff --git a/protocols/identify/src/periodic_id_layer.rs b/protocols/identify/src/periodic_id_layer.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..54a36c83e37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protocols/identify/src/periodic_id_layer.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+// Copyright 2018 Parity Technologies (UK) Ltd.
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+// to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+// the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+// and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+// Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+// FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+// DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+use futures::prelude::*;
+use libp2p_core::nodes::{ConnectedPoint, NetworkBehavior, NetworkBehaviorAction};
+use libp2p_core::{nodes::protocols_handler::ProtocolsHandler, Multiaddr, PeerId};
+use std::{collections::VecDeque, marker::PhantomData};
+use tokio_io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
+use {IdentifyInfo, PeriodicIdentification, PeriodicIdentificationEvent};
+
+/// Network behaviour that automatically identifies nodes periodically, and returns information
+/// about them.
+pub struct PeriodicIdentifyBehaviour<TSubstream> {
+    /// Events that need to be produced outside when polling..
+    events: VecDeque<PeriodicIdentifyBehaviourEvent>,
+    /// Marker to pin the generics.
+    marker: PhantomData<TSubstream>,
+}
+
+impl<TSubstream> PeriodicIdentifyBehaviour<TSubstream> {
+    /// Creates a `PeriodicIdentifyBehaviour`.
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        PeriodicIdentifyBehaviour {
+            events: VecDeque::new(),
+            marker: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<TSubstream> NetworkBehavior for PeriodicIdentifyBehaviour<TSubstream>
+where
+    TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Send + Sync + 'static,
+{
+    type ProtocolsHandler = PeriodicIdentification<TSubstream>;
+    type OutEvent = PeriodicIdentifyBehaviourEvent;
+
+    fn new_handler(&mut self) -> Self::ProtocolsHandler {
+        PeriodicIdentification::new()
+    }
+
+    fn inject_connected(&mut self, _: PeerId, _: ConnectedPoint) {}
+
+    fn inject_disconnected(&mut self, _: &PeerId, _: ConnectedPoint) {}
+
+    fn inject_node_event(
+        &mut self,
+        peer_id: PeerId,
+        event: <Self::ProtocolsHandler as ProtocolsHandler>::OutEvent,
+    ) {
+        match event {
+            PeriodicIdentificationEvent::Identified {
+                info,
+                observed_addr,
+            } => {
+                self.events
+                    .push_back(PeriodicIdentifyBehaviourEvent::Identified {
+                        peer_id: peer_id,
+                        info: info,
+                        observed_addr: observed_addr,
+                    });
+            }
+            _ => (), // TODO: exhaustive pattern
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn poll(
+        &mut self,
+    ) -> Async<
+        NetworkBehaviorAction<
+            <Self::ProtocolsHandler as ProtocolsHandler>::InEvent,
+            Self::OutEvent,
+        >,
+    > {
+        if let Some(event) = self.events.pop_front() {
+            return Async::Ready(NetworkBehaviorAction::GenerateEvent(event));
+        }
+
+        Async::NotReady
+    }
+}
+
+/// Event generated by the `PeriodicIdentifyBehaviour`.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub enum PeriodicIdentifyBehaviourEvent {
+    /// We obtained identification information from the remote
+    Identified {
+        /// Peer that has been successfully identified.
+        peer_id: PeerId,
+        /// Information of the remote.
+        info: IdentifyInfo,
+        /// Address the remote observes us as.
+        observed_addr: Multiaddr,
+    },
+}